Ornamented umbrella



May 23, 1961 F. GIVENS ORNAMENTED UMBRELLA 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 14, 1959 INVENTOR. FLQRA GIVENS BY I I y 1961 F. GIVENS 2,985,179

ORNAMENTED UMBRELLA Filed Sept. 14, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

FLORA GIVENS BY ATMPMY United States Patent ORNAMENTED UMBRELLA Flora Givens, 248 Lenox Ave., New York, NY.

Filed Sept. 14, 1959, Ser. No. 839,712

4 Claims. (Cl. 135-20) This invention relates to an improved umbrella and particularly concerns a novel ornamental umbrella structure and cover for an umbrella or the like.

According to the invention there is provided an umbrella structure ornamented with beads, shells, jewelry, buttons, chains, ribbons or the like made of glass, plastic, metal, wood, ceramic, fabric and other materials. The ornamentation may be secured to the base structure of the umbrella, awning or canopy by sewing, pasting, or other suitable ways.

An umbrella ornamented according to the invention may be fabricated with a thin fabric or paper body and may be suitable for use as a parasol. In order to protect and render the body suitable for use in rainstorms or showers, there is provided a transparent plastic cover which permits the ornamentation to be visible while strengthening the umbrella body. In another form of the invention, the ornamentation is secured in strips or bands to the frame of the umbrella. The transparent plastic cover then serves as the waterproof body of the umbrella and protects and covers the ornamentation.

It is therefore a principal object of the invention to provide an ornamented umbrella, awning or canopy.

It is a further object to provide an umbrella, awning or canopy with a transparent protective cover.

It is another object to provide an umbrella frame with ornamentation, the ornamentation being covered by a removable transparent plastic cover.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a covered umbrella embodying one form of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view on a reduced scale of the cover per se.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view on a reduced scale of the uncovered umbrella.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of an ornamented umbrella frame according to a further form of the invention.

Fig. 6 is an elevational view of the frame of Fig. 5 covered with a protective cover.

Referring to Fig. 1, there is shown an umbrella 10, having ribs 12 terminating in tips 14. The ribs radiate from a central post 16 to which the ribs are attached. As best shown in Fig. 4, the umbrella includes a fabric body 18 at the outer margins of which are applied ornamentation in the form of appliqued fabric pieces 20. The pieces are secured to the fabric body by a suitable cement, but stitching may be employed if desired. The fabric body may be quite thin so that the umbrella serves only as a sunshade or parasol. A cover 24 best shown in Figs. 2 and 3 may be employed to cover the ornamented fabric body 18. This cover has a generally hemispherical form with an inturned peripheral flange 15 defining a channel in which may be reive'd'the tips 14 of the umbrella ribs 12. A central hole 25 is formed in the cover to receive the outwardly extending tips 17 of post 16. Cover 24 is made of flexible, transparent, waterproof material such as vinyl, polyethylene or the like. The ornamentation 20 is clearly visible through the cover which reinforces and renders the umbrella waterproof. The cover is readily detachable if desired.

While appliqued ornamental elements 20 may be used, it will be readily apparent that any other desired decorative elements may be used as mentioned above.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6, there is provided an umbrella frame including ribs 12, tips 14 and post 16. Various bands or strips 30-37 may be attached to the ribs by tacks, pins or other suitable means 40. These bands or strips serve as bases for carrying rhinestones 42, beads 44, sequins 46, plastic triangles 48, stars 50, leaves 51, flowers 52 or other suitable designs. The bands or strips may be made of cloth, paper, plastic, or other materials. Cover 24, as described in connection with Figs. 3 and 4, may be placed upon the ornamented frame as indicated in Fig. 6, with the tips 14 seated in the channel 15. If desired, all the ornamentation 42-52 may be of the same kind and all of the strips may have the same shape. Different types of ornamentation and different shapes of strips are shown in the one drawing to illustrate the various decorative pos sibilities of the invention.

While the invention has been illustrated in connection with an umbrella it may readily be adapted to provide similarly ornamented awnings, canopies and the like.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. An umbrella or the like, having a central post, a plurality of ribs secured to and radiating from the post, ornamented bands secured to and joining the respective ribs, and a transparent flexible plastic cover disposed over said ribs and bands.

2. An umbrella or the like comprising a frame structure including a post and a plurality of ribs secured to and radiating from the post, ornamented elements secured to and joining the respective ribs, and a transparent flexible plastic body disposed over said ribs and ornamented elements to provide a waterproof cover therefor.

3. An umbrella or the like comprising a frame structure including a post and a plurality of ribs secured to and radiating from the post, ornamented elements secured to and joining the respective ribs, and a transparent flexible plastic body disposed over said ribs and ornamented elements to provide a waterproof cover therefor, said body having a peripheral channel portion receiving ends of said ribs and a central hole receiving an end of said post.

4. An umbrella or the like comprising a frame structure including a post and a plurality of ribs secured to and radiating from the post, ornamented elements secured to and joining the respective ribs, and a transparent flexible plastic body disposed over said ribs and ornamented elements to provide a waterproof cover therefor, said body having a peripheral channel portion receiving ends of said ribs and a central hole receiving an end of said post, said body being provided with means for remov- Patented May 23, 1961;

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